Labourers beating the heat
It depicts the helplessness of the workers and farmers to beat the heat of the burning days of the Indian summer.
Freevoice
I write because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, said George Orwell. As a writer, I never kowtow to the whims and dictates of the sacred godmen or godwomen, the political bigots and hypocrites, dealers of laymen, the dishonest and self-serving intellectuals, traders of religions, the betrayers of ‘other’ Indians who eke out a living by their sweat, who are living in fear for being lynched for this and that.
Patanjali is not the only one in promoting unscientific health system
It is saddening that the government is not only apathetic towards irrational ideas on health on the contrary is subtly promoting them. Use of Cow urine, Astrology in the hospitals, the ‘Garbh Vigyan Sanskar’ by Arogya Bharti advising couples to recite Shlokas so as to have customized babies of their choice – the Uttam Santati are few examples.
It’s Not Capitalism… It’s MONEYISM!!
Regardless of how politically or historically astute a person is, if he or she does not have the funds needed to first enter and then conduct a campaign…” Money talks..!” This sad reality trickles down to even local political contests.
Making Muslims invisible
Cultural diversity must be sacrificed to make India a great Hindu Rashtra, as dictated by the Hindutva ideologues.
Review of Khan’s City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh
It explores the everyday Hindu-Muslim strifes in the U.K (Upar Kot, not to be confused with the United Kingdom), a part of the town of Aligarh (130 kms southeast of Delhi) in Uttar Pradesh, since the 1990s.
8 in the Evening at MG Road
It depicts the life of the street people who are cooking for supper just before going to bed, the footpaths.
Lynching is not a mamuli crime
The target of mob lynching is powerless. The members of a large mob incite even the worst form of violence.
In two minds
It attests to the deep inequality prevalent and sustained in our society. It highlights the trajectory of the working class.
Bengali Muslims: The Road Ahead
Bengali Muslims are used, abused, exploited, insulted, and humiliated in every walk of life in Bengal and outside of Bengal.
Jail Diary of Bhagat Singh: The Mind of a Martyr
It records his own thoughts on freedom, poverty and class struggle and thoughts on varied political thinkers and intellectuals.